SPW035665 SCOTLAND (1931). An oblique aerial photograph taken facing east showing Tilbury Contracting and Dredging Co. Ltd. Quarry and Thomas Ward and Sons Shipbreaking Yard, Inverkeithing and a golf course in 1931.
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| Title | [SPW035665] An oblique aerial photograph taken facing east showing Tilbury Contracting and Dredging Co. Ltd. Quarry and Thomas Ward and Sons Shipbreaking Yard, Inverkeithing and a golf course in 1931. | 
| Reference | SPW035665 | 
| Date | 1931 | 
| Link | NRHE Collection item 1257186 | 
| Place name | |
| Parish | INVERKEITHING | 
| District | DUNFERMLINE | 
| Country | SCOTLAND | 
| Easting / Northing | 313020, 681870 | 
| Longitude / Latitude | -3.3956052135233, 56.021885766276 | 
| National Grid Reference | NT130819 | 
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|  Unusual way to break up a vessel, stripping most of the superstructure and hull and leaving the foremast standing. |   sloyne | Sunday 13th of June 2021 05:29:48 PM | 
|  Ferryhills Golf Course. My Great Grandfather was Greenkeeper here and lived in one of the local (unknown) cottages. Golf club became Dunfermline Golf Club once site was taken over by quarry. |   Dubscottie | Thursday 25th of September 2014 12:48:55 AM | 
 
             
  ![[SAW022479] Inverkeithing, general view, showing Tilbury Contracting and Dredging Co. Ltd. Quarry and Thomas Ward and Sons Shipbreaking Yard.  An oblique aerial photograph taken facing south.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/SAW/022/SAW022479.jpg) 
  
                                          ![[SPW035665] An oblique aerial photograph taken facing east showing Tilbury Contracting and Dredging Co. Ltd. Quarry and Thomas Ward and Sons Shipbreaking Yard, Inverkeithing and a golf course in 1931.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/SPW/035/SPW035665.jpg) 
 ![[SAW011707] An oblique aerial view centred on Thomas Ward and Sons Shipbreaking Yard and Caldwells Paper Mill, Inverkeithing, in 1947, facing north-east. The vessels include a mine damaged large bulk carrier, a small bulk carrier, two large passenger line](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/SAW/011/SAW011707.jpg) 
 ![[SAW011708] Thomas Ward and Sons Shipbreaking Yard, Inverkeithing.  An oblique aerial photograph taken facing north-west.  The vessels include a mine damaged large bulk carrier, a small bulk carrier, two large passenger liners and a general cargo ship.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/SAW/011/SAW011708.jpg) 
 ![[SAW011709] Thomas Ward and Sons Shipbreaking Yard, Inverkeithing.  An oblique aerial photograph taken facing east.  The vessels include a mine damaged large bulk carrier, a small bulk carrier, two large passenger liners and a general cargo ship.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/SAW/011/SAW011709.jpg) 
 ![[SAW011710] Thomas Ward and Sons Shipbreaking Yard, Inverkeithing.  An oblique aerial photograph taken facing west.  The vessels include a mine damaged large bulk carrier, a small bulk carrier, two large passenger liners and a general cargo ship.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/SAW/011/SAW011710.jpg) 
 ![[SAW011711] Thomas Ward and Sons Shipbreaking Yard, Inverkeithing.  An oblique aerial photograph taken facing west.  The vessels include a mine damaged large bulk carrier, a small bulk carrier, two large passenger liners and a general cargo ship.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/SAW/011/SAW011711.jpg) 
 ![[SPW035664] Tilbury Contracting and Dredging Co. Ltd. Quarry and Thomas Ward and Sons Shipbreaking Yard, Inverkeithing.  An oblique aerial photograph taken facing east.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/SPW/035/SPW035664.jpg) 
 ![[SPW035668] Tilbury Contracting and Dredging Co. Ltd. Quarry and Thomas Ward and Sons Shipbreaking Yard, Inverkeithing.  An oblique aerial photograph taken facing south.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/SPW/035/SPW035668.jpg) 
 ![[SPW035670] Tilbury Contracting and Dredging Co. Ltd. Quarry and Thomas Ward and Sons Shipbreaking Yard, Inverkeithing.  An oblique aerial photograph taken facing east.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/SPW/035/SPW035670.jpg) 
 ![[SAW022477] Tilbury Contracting and Dredging Co. Ltd. Quarry and Thomas Ward and Sons Shipbreaking Yard, Inverkeithing.  An oblique aerial photograph taken facing south-east.  This image has been produced from a damaged and crop marked negative.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/SAW/022/SAW022477.jpg) 
 ![[SAW022473] Thomas Ward and Sons Shipbreaking Yard and Tilbury Contracting and Dredging Co. Ltd. Quarry, Inverkeithing.  An oblique aerial photograph taken facing south.  This image has been produced from a print.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/SAW/022/SAW022473.jpg) 
 ![[SPW035663] Tilbury Contracting and Dredging Co. Ltd. Quarry and Thomas Ward and Sons Shipbreaking Yard, Inverkeithing.  An oblique aerial photograph taken facing south.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/SPW/035/SPW035663.jpg) 
 ![[SPW035667] Tilbury Contracting and Dredging Co. Ltd. Quarry and Thomas Ward and Sons Shipbreaking Yard, Inverkeithing.  An oblique aerial photograph taken facing south.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/SPW/035/SPW035667.jpg) 
 ![[SPW035669] Tilbury Contracting and Dredging Co. Ltd. Quarry and Thomas Ward and Sons Shipbreaking Yard, Inverkeithing.  An oblique aerial photograph taken facing south-west.  This image has been produced from a crop marked negative.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/SPW/035/SPW035669.jpg) 
 ![[SPW054714] Thomas Ward and Sons Shipbreaking Yard, Inverkeithing.  An oblique aerial photograph taken facing east.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/SPW/054/SPW054714.jpg) 
 ![[SPW054716] Thomas Ward and Sons Shipbreaking Yard and Tilbury Contracting and Dredging Co. Ltd. Quarry, Inverkeithing.  An oblique aerial photograph taken facing east.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/SPW/054/SPW054716.jpg) 
 ![[SAW022471] Thomas Ward and Sons Shipbreaking Yard, Inverkeithing.  An oblique aerial photograph taken facing east.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/SAW/022/SAW022471.jpg) 
 ![[SAW022476] Thomas Ward and Sons Shipbreaking Yard, Inverkeithing and Firth of Forth.  An oblique aerial photograph taken facing west.  This image has been produced from a print.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/SAW/022/SAW022476.jpg) 
 ![[SAW022472] Thomas Ward and Sons Shipbreaking Yard and Caldwells Paper Mill, Inverkeithing.  An oblique aerial photograph taken facing north.  This image has been produced from a damaged negative.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/SAW/022/SAW022472.jpg) 
 ![[SAW022478] Thomas Ward and Sons Shipbreaking Yard and Caldwells Paper Mill, Inverkeithing.  An oblique aerial photograph taken facing north.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/SAW/022/SAW022478.jpg) 
 ![[SPW054713] Inverkeithing, general view, showing Inner Bay and High Street.  An oblique aerial photograph taken facing north.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/SPW/054/SPW054713.jpg) 
 ![[SPW054715] Thomas Ward and Sons Shipbreaking Yard, Inverkeithing.  An oblique aerial photograph taken facing east.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/SPW/054/SPW054715.jpg) 
 ![[SPW035662] Tilbury Contracting and Dredging Co. Ltd. Quarry and Thomas Ward and Sons Shipbreaking Yard, Inverkeithing.  An oblique aerial photograph taken facing west.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/SPW/035/SPW035662.jpg) 
 ![[SPW035666] Tilbury Contracting and Dredging Co. Ltd. Quarry and Thomas Ward and Sons Shipbreaking Yard, Inverkeithing.  An oblique aerial photograph taken facing south.  This image has been produced from a crop marked negative.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/SPW/035/SPW035666.jpg) 
 ![[SPW035671] Tilbury Contracting and Dredging Co. Ltd. Quarry, Inverkeithing.  An oblique aerial photograph taken facing north-east.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/SPW/035/SPW035671.jpg) 
 ![[SPW035672] Tilbury Contracting and Dredging Co. Ltd. Quarry and Thomas Ward and Sons Shipbreaking Yard, Inverkeithing.  An oblique aerial photograph taken facing west.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/SPW/035/SPW035672.jpg) 
 ![[SPW035673] Tilbury Contracting and Dredging Co. Ltd. Quarry, Inverkeithing.  An oblique aerial photograph taken facing south-west.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/SPW/035/SPW035673.jpg)